Home / 96,603.86-144,889.38-25,527.28

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 96,603.86, 144,889.38 and 25,527.28

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 96,603.86, 144,889.38 and 25,527.28 is: 38,286.58

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    96,603.86 : 144,889.38 = 25,527.28 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    96,603.86/144,889.38 = 25,527.28/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    96,603.86x = 144,889.38 × 25,527.28
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    96,603.86x = 3,698,631,772.29
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 3,698,631,772.29/96,603.86
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 38,286.58

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.